Very typical. You are only in if you give all for the team unless you have a special priviledge such as being close family og a powerful elder. Herd tactics. Giving the icy treatment through shunning. I have heard numerous elder wifes discus the tactics
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Not invited to congregation “get togethers”. They finally said it
by solomon inwe don’t get many invitations to congregational social gatherings.
we don’t attend midweek meetings and miss about 1/3 of sunday meetings.
we go in service at least once a month.
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Engaged and having a baby, I’m not JW fiancé is
by Viarayne ini’m not interested in becoming a jehovah’s witness but have nothing against people who are, or whatever religion someone chooses to follow for that matter.
i am here because i have some questions regarding my family and i. .
my fiancé stopped going to church prior to us meeting.
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JoenB75
We cant know what kind of jw family we are talking about. Is it harsh and ready to give the same treatment as in Not Without My Daughter or is it more liberal and with double standards for the inner circle. We do not know. Pray for God to show the way and be prepared -
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racism
by Stealth inhaving been raised as a jw, racism was something that was never promoted.
i now have a 9 year old that has been visiting her biological grandmother and my ex-wife.
it is my child because i adopted her.
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Some parents or grandparents of whatever colour dont like racemixing but it usually only whites that get called out for it. Most people here would be horrified if their child dated a jw or some other sect adherent. Like you they might have a bad experience with other kinds and there are plenty of those. We should be careful and generous in such matters ☺️. -
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racism
by Stealth inhaving been raised as a jw, racism was something that was never promoted.
i now have a 9 year old that has been visiting her biological grandmother and my ex-wife.
it is my child because i adopted her.
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I believe free speech is essential for co-existence and also agree with cofty's post She should learn to respect opinions. At the same time you should keep insisting the relatives show restraint and talk nice when the kid is around. You do that with kids. -
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Flood over everest
by road to nowhere inmeeting part comment on how the flood covered everest.
that is even more ignorant than mountains being pushed up and eroding in a few thousand years.
and it wasnt cold either.. i should have commented on the bristlecone in the awake that survived the flood.
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A Serial Pooper Caught Defecating In Massachusetts Parking Lot!
by minimus inafter at least 8 excrement findings, police in massachusetts finally caught this woman who would poop in a parking lot and leave her crap as well as some tissues.
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i just thought you should know about this 💩.
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ok sorry, I tried that once at a train station. A terrible experience
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Proof for 1914
by Vanderhoven7 ini'm not sure who wrote the following article, but it bears repeating: (please take the credit if it was you.).
solid proof for 1914.
"as evidence of their falsehoods, look at the timing for armageddon.
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JoenB75
Since this religion teaches Jesus left us for almost 2,000 years, the followers avoid on reflecting on faithlife in a sinridden world. My father talked a lot of this nonsense about how death was never meant to be etc. It alienates you from the life conditions we all face.
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A Serial Pooper Caught Defecating In Massachusetts Parking Lot!
by minimus inafter at least 8 excrement findings, police in massachusetts finally caught this woman who would poop in a parking lot and leave her crap as well as some tissues.
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i just thought you should know about this 💩.
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JoenB75
It is a psychological disorder where you are so pissed at the world that you want to express it with poop
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My wife and I have begun our fade
by James Jack ini haven’t posted in awhile.
my wife asked me after the year 2000 came and went without fanfare(because the wt organization said all the “new world” would be here within this 20th century would end), “ what would it take for you to leave the truth?”.
my reply was “ if i turn 60 in this “system of things”.
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It is an evil and smart religion, that can have such a strong and material hold on people. My parents also believed they would never die and got really disappointed when it became increasingly clear to them they were wrong. As kid I thought they were idiots for believing they would not experience basic life conditions but today I look at it more charitable and mature. I hope in time you will still have certain good memories about it and now look ahead for new things.
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When "all" is not "everyone" or "everything."
by Wonderment inwe keep seeing posters bringing col. 1.16 and john 1.3 up as proof that christ is excluded from the creative acts.
the proof they submit is that the words "all things [gk., pánta]" appear in these texts.
however, they are missing this important element from the discussion: the word "all" is rarely used in greek, and even in our everyday language to mean literally "everyone" or "everything" under the sky.
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Wonderment,
1 Corinthians 15:27-28 only strengthens my basic point about all and context. Paul clearly understands all as all in this context, therefore he feels the need to point out it is evident that God is excluded from things to be subjected (or created). He is not saying it is also evident Adam, Nero, Mao, Hitler, apostates and all the other guys we don’t like are excluded too.
I dont know why you speak of the Trinitarians? Trust me, Arius came later and was considered a worse threath 😊.
Jesus is given all authority in heavens and earth (Matt 28:18) and is heir of all things despite the JW protest (Hebrews 1.2). God placed him “far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come” (Ephesians 1:21). The mode of Yahweh / Jehovah has retired with the old covenant. He said goodbye long time ago. As Paul explains in Philippians 2:5-11, grasping the incarnation of God the Father is essential to our understanding. Jesus is God as man and while Jesus as man has a Father, Jesus is to be worshipped nonetheless. We are to call on Jesus like the old covenanters called on Yahweh, God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ are various revelations / modes (1 Corinthians 1:2-3). It is the Incarnate who would be exalted now. The Word, the reason and cause of all things, was made flesh, came to serve God and man and now is exalted above all. He is one with the Father as He is God the Father in flesh (John 10:30, 14:9).
Where is the Arian Jesus in the Bible? In the old testament JWs may try to go for personified wisdom (Proverbs 8.23) or make the Creator “one of the chief princes” (Daniel 10:23). That is not how to speak of God the Father who emptied himself and became man to serve. Apart from his existence in flesh, the Son would be recognized as God and Father (Isaiah 9.6). The sum of the Word is truth (Psalm 119:160). So you must try to reconcile its teachings.